Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule: Call for Comments on NIST SP 800-66, Revision 1 The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to update the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800—66, Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (“Resource Guide”). NIST is seeking stakeholder input…
Category: Health Data
Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
AP reports: The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government checks if users’ data is…
Il: Private patient cases of deceased psychologist found on the street
Hadar Gil-Ad reports: Hundreds of files that included personal information were thrown out from a local center for psychology and treatment of learning disabilities in Ramat Gan that was shut down after the pyschologist passed away a year and a half ago The documents of a deceased psychologist, containing private assessments and personal information on…
Cancer patients in the State of Washington had their sensitive records hacked and dumped. Have they been notified?
On February 15, yours truly created an entry in the worksheet I maintain for tabulating U.S. incidents involving health data or protected health information. The entry listed “Capital Medical Center” in Washington as the breached entity, the date of disclosure as February 15, 2021, and the type of incident as a claimed ransomware attack by Avaddon…
Maine government website displayed mental health patients’ confidential information
Matthew Stone reports: A state agency displayed confidential information about patients of Maine mental health and addiction treatment agencies and group home residents on a public website, a Bangor Daily News review found. At least 20 documents on the Maine government website contained names and, in some cases, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers,…
No need to hack if it’s leaking, Wednesday edition: Wyoming Department of Health
From the Wyoming Department of Health, a report involving another GitHub leak: Exposure of Laboratory Test Result Data Described April 27, 2021 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is announcing a mistaken exposure of laboratory test result data involving the health information of thousands of Wyoming residents and others, as well as describing its plan…